US Edition'Our Enemy Is Not the Afghan People' Pakistani Ambassador Tells France 24
Pakistan's strikes killed dozens and escalated clashes along the Afghanistan border as the Taliban expressed readiness to negotiate, with Qatar mediating talks.
- On Thursday night and Friday, Pakistan's military launched air strikes on Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia, Paktika, Khost and Laghman, targeting Taliban military offices and posts and releasing footage of the operations.
- Accusations that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan leaders operate from Afghanistan led Islamabad to respond with force after Afghan drone attacks and earlier strikes this week.
- The UN warned nearly half of Afghanistan's 22 million people need humanitarian aid, amid conflicting casualty claims; Pakistan's military said at least 274 fighters were killed, while Afghanistan reported 13 Taliban fighters killed on Friday.
- The UN urged an immediate halt to fighting as Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said they now seek dialogue after Pakistan's strikes, while Pakistan's Defence Minister declared 'open war'.
- The strikes raise the prospect of a protracted conflict along the 2,600‑kilometre frontier where land border crossings have been largely shut since deadly October fighting that killed more than 70 people.
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Pak armed forces inflict heavy losses on enemy
Pakistan's push to clear terrorist hideouts and safe havens inside Afghanistan entered its third day on Saturday, as the enemy suffered heavy losses. In response to unprovoked aggression by the Afghan Taliban regime, Pakistan's armed forces continued their operations and completely destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts, including the Jirga Thana and Rahim Thana posts in the Qila Saifullah and Nushki sectors, as well as the Khyber Post. Sharing …
Islamabad. The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan yesterday stated that they are ready to negotiate, after Pakistan bombed their military forces in Kabul and Kandahar. Pakistani Taliban leader Nur Wali Mehsud announced the beginning of a campaign of attacks within the country “in defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.”
According to the Minister of Information of Islamabad, the Afghan army had already lost at least 331 men and 167 between tanks and armored vehicles.
After Pakistan bombings in Kabul, the Taliban are said to be ready to negotiate. Islamabad justifies the attacks by accusing Afghanistan of covering rebellions, but the government wants the dialogue.
Taliban want to negotiate after Pakistan bombs its forces and kills dozens of troops
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed its forces in major cities and dozens of troops were killed in the most serious clashes between the allies-turned-foes.
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